channeling

variants or channelling
present participle of channel
as in directing
to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway an athletic youth who channeled all of his energy into sports

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Recent Examples of channeling Users flaunt classic French tips year-round, channeling Princess Diana. Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026 La Nueva Violencia is a smirking, libidinous play for the dance floor, picking up where the distorted guitars of the last record left off and channeling each new riff into sleazy post-punk and electroclash that stick to the body like sweaty velvet. Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026 Investigators allege that the network used gas stations and other fuel businesses to launder illicit proceeds, channeling them through payment companies and investment vehicles that obscured their origins and ultimate ownership. Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2026 Orange is Ward’s pick for channeling the retro aesthetic in your kitchen. Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2026 Patagonia’s founder transferred ownership to a trust and nonprofit in 2022, channeling roughly $100 million a year in profits into fighting climate change. Sam Birchall, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 Top down, paddle shifters playing tunes with the twin-turbo V-8, laser-precise steering channeling the car through turn after turn as if guided by invisible rails. Howard Walker, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026 What about channeling your own experience with younger fans into Ed’s relationship with the Enthusiasm Society? Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2026 Ramona’s retaliation in her argument with Oona was that the latter was channeling her mother’s abandonment issues into their relationship. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for channeling
Verb
  • Rydell turned increasingly back to television for his directing jobs.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
  • So, there was no real risk that a court AI system might confuse any of Elliott’s prompts as instructions from the court directing an AI model on how to read Elliott’s filings.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
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  • Rather than compete with existing national carriers, ClearJet aims to complement them, funneling middle-mile packages into the last-mile networks of partner carriers including OnTrac and Veho.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • These increases in wait times occurred as healthcare systems in the US have consolidated and expanded, funneling more patients to centralized, high-volume treatment centers, particularly academic institutions.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026
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  • Requiring personnel to document a legitimate law-enforcement reason and associated case number before conducting a license-plate search.
    Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • After all, OpenAI allowed its AI models to secretly conspire with one another and then escape into the real world, conducting real-world hacking.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In 2012, a smiling Jason Arday was photographed by the British press carrying the Olympic flame in the torch relay that preceded the London Games.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The crash involved the upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket that originally launched on January 15, 2025, carrying two commercial lunar landers.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Channeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/channeling. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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